“Meyer did not overrule his assistant; there was also no difference in (their) perception of the situation. There was no signal for a goal from the sideline, either by flag or through headset,” Koettker said.

Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp railed against the decision.

“If Dante managed to clear before the line though he was standing with his leg on the line and he had the other behind it, he could do a number with Cirque du Soleil,” Klopp said. “That has to be seen even without goal-line technology.”

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Bayern coach Pep Guardiola acknowledged “it would have changed everything” had the goal been awarded.

The incident has rekindled the debate in Germany over goal-line technology, which was rejected by a majority of Bundesliga clubs from the first and second divisions last March. Both Dortmund and Bayern voted in favor of the technology at the time.